Terminology, like the wind (and shoe styles) changes but if you live long enough, ‘old things’ become ‘new again’, but with a new name. Vitamin F is one of those old things that’s new again (under the heading of “fatty acids”). Vitamin F aids in the repair of the tissues in our body and helps our metabolism. Even though it is essential, vitamin F isn’t produced, without assistance, by our bodies; it is something produced because of the foods we eat.
I’m reminded of another term we rarely hear, holiness. Please allow me to clarify, by holiness I do not mean: what’s on (or not on) your head, the length of your skirt or whether (or not) you wear those old school, thick white stockings. Holiness, as I define it, is a way of life; being transformed and changed on a daily basis from a prior lifestyle to one that you believe is more in line with the one for which you can never achieve on your own (Romans 12:2; 2 Timothy 1:7; Ephesians 4:22 – 24). On my own, holiness would never occur; I know me and I have issues but the One who created me sees not only who I was and who I am now, my Creator sees me in my final state. What’s my final state? When I’m without limitations or fetters (another old school term). I can’t speak for anyone else but I can’t get from my now to where I’m intended to go without the empowerment and guidance of the one who is already where I’m trying to go. What about you? What and who is your spiritual Vitamin F? Remember, it is not something we can produce on our own. Blessings, Rev. Toni
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Although quite a few vitamins protect our cells, Vitamin E, an antioxidant vitamin, helps our immune process – meaning it is a guard and protector of our cells from those things that could damage them, potentially bringing life altering consequences.
A guard and protector. . . that sounds like we may need someone who can see the potential pitfalls ahead; someone who knows how to defeat the things that seek to harm us and who can do so because when we are weakened they are strong. I never want to venture outside the protective shield that guards the lives of me and my family. On a daily basis, I seek our protection because we live, dwell and operate in a realm where we encounter those who seek to hinder our ability to have a full, happy and productive life. Where do I turn for this ultimate type of spiritual power? To quote the songs I used to hear while growing up, “I turn to the Rock that is higher than I”. My Rock isn’t a character from a television show or man-made production; He knows what’s coming because His vision is all encompassing and His power is endless. I can turn to my Rock because He alone has my complete trust (Psalm 62: 1 – 12 and 91: 1 – 16). Blessings, Rev. Toni |
AuthorRev. Antoinette Gatewood-Sykes, Inspirational Speaker Archives
May 2019
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